Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and the 1978 Formula One World Champion. Andretti competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982 with a total of 12 Grand Prix wins and seven further podium finishes. Part-Time Formula One Involvement Andretti first caught the attention of Jim Clark at …
Zhou Guanyu (born May 30, 1999) is the first and so far only Chinese racing driver to compete in Formula One. He raced for Sauber alongside Valtteri Bottas from 2022 to 2024, with the Swiss team operating as Alfa Romeo during Zhou’s first two seasons. After a dismal final season in 2024 where Zhou …
Emilio Giuseppe “Nino” Farina (October 30, 1906 – June 30, 1966) was an Italian racing driver and the winner of the first ever Formula One World Driver’s Championship in 1950 with Alfa Romeo. While 1947 was the first full season of Formula One racing, the series was not recognized as a world championship until three …
Elmo & Montegrappa S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of luxury goods that was founded in 1912. The company is currently based in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. Montegrappa is mainly known for their fountain pens, as reflected in their original slogan of “Manifattura pennini d’oro e penne stilografiche” (“Manufacturer of gold nibs and fountain pens”). High …
Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) was an Argentine racing driver who made his Grand Prix debut in the inaugural Formula One season. Fangio holds a number of records that are unlikely to ever be broken such as an astonishing 46.15% career win rate, as well as winning Formula One World …
Robert Józef Kubica (born December 7, 1984) is a Polish racing driver who previously competed in Formula One, and is perhaps most famously known for his near-fatal rally crash in early 2011 that resulted in a partial amputation of his right forearm and costing him his 2012 Scuderia Ferrari seat. F1 Career Kubica became the …
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born October 17, 1979) is the 2007 Formula One World Champion, who capped off his Grand Prix career in 2021 with 21 race wins and 103 podiums from 349 starts. F1 Career and World Championship “The Iceman” began his Formula One career in 2001 with Sauber-Petronas, notably with only a single season of …
Valtteri Viktor Bottas (born August 28, 1989) is a Finnish former Formula One driver, with 10 wins and 67 podiums. Bottas began his Formula One career in 2013 with Williams as Pastor Maldonado’s teammate and later alongside Felipe Massa, scoring a total of nine podiums with the legendary British team. He signed with Mercedes in …
Rebellion Timepieces SA was founded in 2008 by Alexandre Pesci and is currently based in Lornay, Switzerland. According to the company website, Rebellion Timepieces was the result of combining a passion for watchmaking, high technology, and car racing. Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen: Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou Rebellion Timepieces became a partner of …
The Richard Mille brand was first developed in 1999 by Richard Mille in a partnership with Montres Valgine and Audemars Piguet, with the RM 001 Tourbillon introduced to the world at Baselworld in 2001. In addition to their distinctive design, lightweight construction, and shock resistance, Richard Mille is well known for their untraditional marketing. Mille …